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ArticleHealth & justice2018

Older adults in jail: high rates and early onset of geriatric conditions.

Meredith Greene, Cyrus Ahalt, Irena Stijacic-Cenzer, Lia Metzger, Brie Williams

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Article in Health & justice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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73 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 authors.

Meredith GreeneDepartment of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Cyrus AhaltDepartment of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Irena Stijacic-CenzerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Lia MetzgerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Brie WilliamsDepartment of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. brie.williams@ucsf.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-3397

Funding

VARC CoreP30AG044281 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Alexander Keliimoeanu Smith · 2013 to 2026
$19.9M
Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation (US) n/aNational Institute on Aging 3P30AG044281-02S1NIA NIH HHS P30 AG044281Tideswell at UCSF n/a
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe number of older adults in the criminal justice system is rapidly increasing. While this population is thought to experience an early onset of aging-related health conditions ("accelerated aging"), studies have not directly compared rates of geriatric conditions in this population to those found in the general population. The aims of this study were to compare the burden of geriatric conditions among older adults in jail to rates found in an age-matched nationally representative sample of community dwelling older adults.

methodsThis cross sectional study compared 238 older jail inmates age 55 or older to 6871 older adults in the national Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We used an age-adjusted analysis, accounting for the difference in age distributions between the two groups, to compare sociodemographics, chronic conditions, and geriatric conditions (functional, sensory, and mobility impairment). A second age-adjusted analysis compared those in jail to HRS participants in the lowest quintile of wealth.

resultsAll geriatric conditions were significantly more common in jail-based participants than in HRS participants overall and HRS participants in the lowest quintile of net worth. Jail-based participants (average age of 59) experienced four out of six geriatric conditions at rates similar to those found in HRS participants age 75 or older.

conclusionsGeriatric conditions are prevalent in older adults in jail at significantly younger ages than non-incarcerated older adults suggesting that geriatric assessment and geriatric-focused care are needed for older adults cycling through jail in their 50s and that correctional clinicians require knowledge about geriatric assessment and care.

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Criminal justiceGeriatric conditionsJail

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PMCPMC5816733

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